THE 



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JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, &g 



GEOLOGY, MINERALOGY, TOPOGR A PPIY, &r. 



Art. I. — Notices of the Mineralogy and Geology of parts 

 of South and JVorth Carolina, in a letter to the Editor 

 from Mr. John Dickson, Instructor of youth at Cohim- 



l/ia, S. C. 



Charleston, Dec. 21st, 1819, 

 Dear Sir, 



i TAKE the opportunity given me by a stay of a few days 

 in this place, to send you a few loose remarks on the geol- 

 ogy and mineralogy of Carolina, more particularly of South 

 Carolina. That they are not more extended and system- 

 atic, you will attribute to my close employment as a teach- 

 er. Although my vacations are very short, it is ray custom 

 to ride once a year into the regions where minerals are 

 found. I hope this will furnish a few facts for your Jour- 

 nal. 



The Carolinas are naturally divided into three parts. 

 From the sea-shore, we pass through the sandy region into 

 the middle, (which I shall distinguish by the name of the 

 Clay region,) and thence into the north-western portion, 

 called the Mountains. 



1. The Sandy Region. In this no rocks are found, ex- 

 cept near its upper edge, under ground, and in the beds of 

 the Congaree and Wateree. Near the sea it is flat and 

 marshy. As you recede from the coast, the sand rises 

 gradually into hills, sOmo of which, higlier up, arc immense 



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